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I mentioned this several times before, but maybe it may be worth repeating. My suspected cancerous kidney small mass was discovered by my urologist in a routine checkup. He hooked me "immediately" up with a conventional radiologist who did tests for cancer. It was indeed cancerous, and a few weeks later performed cryoablation on my right kidney, meaning that he froze the cancerous mass so that it would later dissolve. The procedure was done as an outpatient at my local hospital, and it was painless. Five years later after annual MRIs, I continued to be kidney cancer free, and have no longer been tested. In addition, the success rate for this procedure is high. With any disease of significant concern, always side on caution and be proactive.

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I am in a similar situation and hoping to have cryoablation to the mass in my left kidney. I’ve had pet scan, ct and mri. No definite determination that the mass is cancer. I have an appointment in 2weeks with an oncology urologist. I’m worried about waiting. Twenty + years ago I had breast cancer and 5 years later cancer in the other breast. Both times I found the lumps myself and saw a doctor immediately. Should I try to get a sooner appointment?